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Test 5 A
Groups of Bacteria and Their Examples
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
04/13/2011

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Term
Spirochetes (Gram-negative)
Definition
Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
Borrellia (relapsing fever, Lyme's disease)
Leptospira
Term
Helical/Vibroid (Gram-negative)
Definition
Bdellovibrio
Campylobacter jejuni (food-borne enteriis)
Term
Gram-negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci
Definition
Psuedomonads, P. aeruginosa
Legionella (Legionaries' Disease)
Rhizobium
Brucella (Brucellosis)
Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough)
Francisella tularensis (tularemia/rabbit fever)
Term
Facultative Anaerobic Gram-negative Rods
Definition
Enterobacteriacea, E. coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Salmonella
Shigella (bacterial dysentery)
Yersinia pestis (bubonic plague)
Erwinia
Vibrionaceae, Vibrio cholera
V. parahaemolyticus
Pasteurallacea, Hemophylus influenzae
Term
Anaerobic, Gram-negative, Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods
Definition
Bacteriodes (most abundant flora in the intestines)
Fusobacterium (dental abscesses)
Term
Dissimilatory Sulfate or Sulfur Reducing Bacteria
Definition
Desulfavibrio
Term
Anaerobic Gram-negative Cocci
Definition
Veillonella (normal mouth flora)
Term
Rickettsias and Chlamydias
Definition
Rickettsias: Coxiella burnettii (indicator organism), Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
Chlamydias: Chlamydia trachomatis
Term
Mycoplasmas
Definition
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (primary atypical pneumonia)
Term
Mycoplasmas
Definition
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (primary atypical pneumonia)
Term
Gram-positive Cocci
Definition
Staphylococcus aureus (40% nasal carriers, babies get this and skin sloughs off)
Streptococcus pygenes (scarlet fever)
Term
Endospore-forming Gram-positive Rods and Cocci
Definition
Bacillus anthracis
Clostridium tetni (tetanus, lock jaw disease)
Clostridium botulinum (botulism)
Clostridium perfringens (gas gangrene)
Term
Regular, Nonsporing, Gram-positive Rods
Definition
Lactobacillus (in yogurt, pH 5)
Listeria monocytogenes
Term
Irregular, Nonsporing, Gram-positive Rods
Definition
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Propionibactium acnes (ferments lipids on skin->acne)
Term
Mycobacteria (acid-fast staining)
Definition
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacterium leprae
Term
Nocardioforms
Definition
Nocardia asteriodes (mimics tuberculosis, leprosy)
Term
Gliding/Slime Bacteria
Definition
Cytophaga
Mycobacteria
Term
Sheathed Bacteria
Definition
Sohaerotilus natans (likes iron sources)
Term
Budding Bacteria
Definition
Hyphomicrobium
Term
Appendaged Bacteria
Definition
Caulobacteria (finds a "rock of happiness" and uses the flagella to stay put)
Term
Chemoautotrophic fBacteria
Definition
Nitrosomonas
Nitrobacter
Thiobacillus (sulfur reducing)
Term
Archaeobacteria
Definition
Halobacterium (obligate halophile)
Sulfolobus (very corrosive, sulfur)
Methanobacterium (produces methane)
Term
Phototrophic Bacteria
Definition
Cyanobacteria
Term
Actinomycetes
Definition
Largest section (20-60% of all bacteria)
Streptomyces (produce geosin)
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